Cambodia coach admits he is not good enough to play against Vietnam; Varane returns to MU

Cambodia coach admits he is not good enough to play against Vietnam

“The Cambodian players tried their best today. We lost 0-4, I learned a lot from this defeat. I hope the players also learned a lot,” coach Gao Fulin shared after the 0-4 defeat to the Vietnamese women's team in the semi-finals of the 2023 SEA Games.

Cambodia played with great effort against Vietnam. However, the difference in class forced the home team to accept a 0-4 defeat. “We know Vietnam is very strong. The two teams are of different classes. I hope that in the future, Cambodian women's football can compete on equal terms with Vietnam. We will try our best in the bronze medal match. The whole team will try to play better than Thailand, to do something for the home audience,” said the Chinese coach.

Cambodia coach admits he is not good enough to play against Vietnam.

Despite the defeat in the semi-finals, according to Mr. Gao Fulin, Cambodia has made great progress. The fact that they have reached this round for the first time in history proves that. “Compared to before, the team has improved a lot. The players coordinate better. That is why we have a ticket to the semi-finals,” Mr. Gao Fulin emphasized.

The Chinese coach revealed that before the match he expected his team to create a surprise against Vietnam. However, this was impossible because Vietnam was too strong. “Before the match, we did not think we would lose heavily. I expected to be able to hold Vietnam to a draw in the official match time. But after the match, everyone could see that the gap between the two teams was still far apart. Vietnam had more technique and experience. Our players were still young,” Mr. Gao Fulin concluded.

Varane returns to MU

Sharing on MU's homepage, the former Ajax coach said: "We are very pleased with Varane's return. His ability to play in the next match is unknown. Before that, Varane had an injury in the foot area."

Previously, British media reported that Varane would be out for 6 weeks and miss the entire 2022/23 season due to an injury sustained in the match against Sevilla on April 14. However, the French midfielder recovered quickly and was able to return in time for the crucial stage of the season.

Varane returns to MU.

Varane's return is important. The duo of Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire have failed to inspire confidence in MU fans. Maguire often makes mistakes and Lindelof only performs at an average level. Both were disappointing and caused MU to lose 0-3 to Sevilla, thereby being eliminated from the Europa League. Coach Ten Hag was forced to pull Luke Shaw into the central defender position as a "firefighting" option.

MU is fighting for every point to keep a place in the top 4 of the Premier League at the end of the season. The "Red Devils" are ranked 4th in the rankings and 2 points behind the team above Newcastle. The tournament has 4 rounds left to end.

Haaland wins FWA Premier League Player of the Year award

Haaland has had a superb season, with his tally in all competitions now standing at 51. And he won 82% of the FWA vote, the biggest win percentage since the Premier League was rebranded.

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka finished second with Gunners team-mate Martin Odegaard third. Man City's Kevin De Bruyne finished fourth while Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was fifth. In total, 15 players received votes.

Haaland wins FWA Premier League Player of the Year award.

Haaland becomes the first Man City player to win the FWA award, which has been given out since 1948, since centre-back Ruben Dias in the 2020/21 season.

Sharing after receiving the award, Haaland said: "Receiving the award in my first season in England is an honor. I strive every day to be the best I can be and to be recognized like this means a lot to me."

"I've enjoyed my time at Man City so far - my team-mates have been incredible, and they've given me the chance to score goals. I want to thank them all, because I couldn't have won this award without them."

The Norwegian added: "I also owe a lot to Pep, the coaching staff and the staff at Man City. Everyone has been so good to me since I joined and I have never worked with such top professionals. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. It is an honour to win this award. Now I am focused on making sure I finish the season as strongly as possible and help Man City win trophies."

Also on the afternoon of May 12, another good news came to Haaland when he was voted the best Premier League player of April.